DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte said the city government would be spending its own funds to procure coronavirus vaccines abroad if the city could buy directly from vaccine makers and the national government allowed it.
The mayor said it involved a lengthy process since no vaccine has been approved yet and if one was, it would need approval by the national government for the city to directly buy it.
“It’s a long process but because the pandemic is also long,” said Duterte, daughter of the President. “I’m sure we can come up with something for Davao City,” she said as she reached out to pharmaceutical firms abroad for early access to the vaccines.
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